Hi waterwillow,

My family is from Ireland too and we now live in the U.S we have a long line of Alcholism in my family. Its hard to watch and all I can say is having to deal with this several times is ----I always think everyone deserves a chance. Meaning the whole family should address this issues with him. Ginnie was correct the desire has to come from within him to change. I had to deal with this with my brother and mother ---u have to lay it on the line and whatever u do dont enable the behavior once you speak your mind. Try to get the whole family to do a intervention but you need to bring in a prof for help with this ---to make sure your all on the same page mentally. Best of Luck --I know its hard to watch.